Sunday 2 February 2014

OSAAT DT CARD - CHALLENGE NO 198 - USE A DIGI

Morning everyone out there in blogland.  I do hope you are enjoying your weekend ..... despite the horrible weather - yup I'm off on one again, I can cope with cold, I can cope with wet ..but definitely not together!!  And .... I am beginning to sound more and more like a GOM - grumpy old mare!!

However, I posted a card yesterday and I am posting another today so it can't all be bad eh!!  

This is my DT card for OSAAT Challenge No 198 this week - and the image was my choice for our little team.  I adore this fairy, she is so cute, you can find her HERE.   This set of digis includes a ladybird, dragonfly, flowers, snail and butterfly - it's called the Babybug set and is from BBKakes at the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet.  Check out what my teamies have created as well!  

Once again this Challenge is 'Anything Goes' and if you use a digi from Stitchy Bear you can win all the digis we used in Challenge No 196!  You can still win a prize if you use another digi, so please have a go!!
 I lurve this ladybird die (until now unused) and decided I would just have to put it on my design.  I had been watching C & C the other day whilst 'tidying' my desk and saw how the lady (apologies for not remembering who) was using a large ball tool around the edges of her petals to give them a 'dome' shape.  I usually just blob the tool all over the underside without any rhyme or reason!  I decided to give this a go on my ladybirds and they really look like proper bugs - not flat at all, just nicely rounded.  Oh btw the ladybirds and flowers were made out of little bits from my snippets box so I shall be visiting the Snippets Playground Miss Di.
As with yesterday's card, I have tweaked the foliage swirls so that some of them stand away from the card and I also perched a ladybird on top of one.  I edged the card, flowers and foliage with a little bit of Spun Sugard DI, just to take away the starkness of the white.


Ingredients
6" x 6" Scalloped Edge Card - Create and Craft
BBKakes Babybug digi set - Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet 
Craftstyle paper - Papermaker Pad
Rounded Square Die - Spellbinders
Flourish Die - Tonic
Lady Bug Dies - Elizabeth Crafts
Blooms Four - Spellbinders D-Lites
Marker Microfont Alphabet Die - Die-Versions
Flexmarkers/Copics
Spun Sugar Distress Ink

May I thank you so much for stopping by and an extra thank you if you have managed to leave a comment.  It would be lovely to see some of your creations over on Challenge No 198 at OSAAT, so please try!

Big hugs to you all

SUE xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 11 Challenges -

Crafty Girls Challenge No 10 - http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
Party Time Tuesday Challenge No 157 - http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenges.html

40 comments:

  1. This is just gorgeous,love the fab image.xxx

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  2. Well isn't she a little sweetie? Love the ladybirds. Great card Sue. Busy you - two days in a row! Love and hugs Christine xx

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  3. Oh Sue...this is just gorgeous. I love that image and you've coloured her up so well (as always); her hair looks amazing. I love the bright colours and the addition of the lady bugs. Very sweet indeed.

    Lynn, your OSAAT DT Sister

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  4. Hi Sue, what a cute design, love the colour tones you have used.... thank you for joining us over at Fan-Tastic Tuesday, we would love you to join us again next week for another super challenge.
    Hugs
    Suzy B~Owner~Fan-Tastic Tuesday
    Xx

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  5. GOM you certainly are not Sue ....we're British and our weather is a national 'must have discussion' Now my bone of contention is the greyness of our rainy days but, come summer ....wow, I'm evil as I hate the heat much more than cold. hmmm, did you want this chat pursued here or shall I say a few words about my pleasure in seeing your card? xx

    Sue, you have created such a beautiful card, so full of the joys of Spring. It's all so beautiful but I am awed by your ladybirds ....when I first saw them I thought that they were purchased embellishments as the rounded dimension that you have achieved is so realistic. Love Ingrid xxx ♥

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  6. First off your coloring is amazing! Her hair with the highlights is perfect. I also love the lady bugs you have made.

    TTFN,

    CraftyGirl
    Your Sister OSAAT DT
    craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com

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  7. Wow - that's a cutie Sue.

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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  8. Hi Sue,
    my wonderful blogging mate.
    What a really fabulous card. I love your ladybugs they are fantastic. As is your flowers, and isn't that the cutest image so perfectly coloured too. Love everything about the super card.
    Great photography Graham.
    Biggest Hugs to all in P household.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  9. Hi hun great job - love it - ty for playing along at Fan-Tastic Tuesday - very good luck x

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  10. Awww me old matey isn't this just the cutetest!!! love those ladybirds. I cant wait for the NEC Paul keeps saying what you going to get??? hahahaha I have no clue but I can't wait lots of hugglesssssssssssssssss Sue xxx

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  11. This is such a great card Sue, love the way way you have used the die cuts and ooooooooo the ladybirds are to die for, just gorgeous. Great colouring on the digi as always :) :) :) hugs Jane xxxxx

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  12. love the cute image and beautiful flowers but those ladybirds are absolutely gorgeous I thought they were buttons or metal charms I really cannot believe they are die-cut -sorry but they are the stars of your card
    Carol (osaat) x

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  13. This is so endearing Sue, awesome colouring and layout. Love those Lady bug dies,more to add to my ever growing list.!!!
    Hugs
    Cathy
    Xxx

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  14. Beautiful card. Thanks for joining us at the Crazy Challenge. Regards Helen

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  15. The ladybirds really make this card! At first I thought you invited a couple of real ones in from the cold! Great card with all its swirls and flowers, so lovely!

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  16. Oh my gosh, this is too cute! Love your delicate inking, and those sweet little ladybugs climbing up the vines! Best, CG

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  17. What a sweetie of a card,love the layout and all the fabulous embellishing.
    Thank you for playing along in our challenge at Rhedd & Rosies x

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  18. Beautiful card, Sue. Loving the dies and the 3D look you gave them by using that embossing tool!
    The ladybugs are really cool/.
    I can see why you love this image...she is a sweetie pie.

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  19. This is fab Sue! Those ladybirds look gorgeous and your flowers are fabulous! Susan x

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  20. A beautiful card with this super cute image. Like everyone I, too, love the ladybirds. Perfect embellishments for a perfect card. Hazel x

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  21. What a fab card, thank you for sharing with us at Rhedd and Rosie's, good luck, Zoe DT xx

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  22. she s even more adorable the 2nd time i ve seen her - have a great day and thank you for my blog post x

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  23. So cute and pretty, your colouring is fabulous! I had no idea that there was a lady bug die out there - omgee that is going to the top of the list, love it! xx

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  24. Such a gorgeous card, love the ladybirds
    Hugs katie x

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  25. Adorable and gorgeous card Sue! I love this image and your coloring is fabulous! Love all your embellishments; which are perfect for this challenge.

    Thank you for sharing your wonderful creation with us at The Squirrel and The Fox. I am your newest follower and would love to have you follow my blog also.

    Hope to see you again next challenge. Have a wonderful week! Hugs, Gloria DT

    http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com

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  26. Your ladybugs are super cool. I thought they were metal. Look lovely on your card and that's a good tip too. Thanks.
    Hugs Mrs A.
    p.s. Now you haven't seen the glue have you?

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  27. Hi Sue, this is gorgeous! So cute and beautiful colouring, Carole Z X

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  28. What an adorable card Sue - really cute image and gorgeous foliage and flowers. But, as said by others, the bugs stole the show - brilliant! It's shades of Debby Yates work, so dimensional.

    Thank you for grabbing the snippets button!

    Hugs, Di xx

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  29. Fantastic card Sue. Marvellous colouring.

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  30. Very beautiful card. Thanks for joining us at Card Mania Challenges. Good luck and hope you'll join us again.

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  31. Love all the flourishes and flowers you've used on this card!

    Victoria OSAAT teamie

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  32. Just popping by with another DT hat on...Thanks for joining the Crafty Girls, hope to see you again soon.

    Victoria DT

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  33. Hi Sue - brilliant card - I love the image and those ladybirds are fantastic.
    Hugs
    Suzie xx

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  34. This is simply too cute for words. Love this sweet little fairy child..so innocent in her smile. Liked your tip on the ladybug shaping...surely made all the difference to enhancing your card. Also adding the dimension on the swirls too. This is just really pretty, Sue! TFS & Hugs

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  35. aw, Miss Susie, how totally sweet your little impish fairy is! Sweetly colored, and just as darling as can be in the pretty environment made by your lovely layers and die cuts! Beautiful colors, too! hugs, de

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  36. Lovely card, Sue, pretty papers and dies, and the ladybirds are fab. Elizabeth xx

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  37. Love the card Sue! so cute and adorable. Love the swirls and flowers...and the ladybirds!! so gorgeous!! And awesome colouring!

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  38. such a cutie. Thanks for playing along with Rhedd & Rosie

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  39. What an adorable card. I love the papers and the image. The swirl is awesome. I love how you placed it around the image. Thanks for visiting my blog....

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  40. The swirls looks fantastic like that as do the cute lady bugs, lovely card and thanks for voting for me.xxxxc

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Hugs Sue Pxxx